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Bend
Bend is a furniture and product design company based in Los Angeles, California. The company was started by Gaurav Nanda who has always had a fascination with creation and construction. The brand is known for their colourful wire seating, which is “made … Continue reading
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Tagged Bend, Bunny Chair, chairs, Counter Stool, Ethel Chair, Farmhouse Chair, furniture design, Gaurav Nanda, industrial design, Lucy Chair, seating, wire furniture
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Miscellany
An amazing illustration of Yeah Yeah Yeah’s front woman Karen O by Andrea Fleitas. Some lovely details from the home of Riikka Kantinkoski, the Finnish photographer and designer behind the awesome Weekday Carnival blog. This beautiful gathering in Portugal. … Continue reading
Posted in design, eating, fashion, illustration, polaroid/photography
Tagged Andrea Fleitas, citrus and black sesame carrots with avocado and edamame, De Alma e Coração, Dent De Man, dinner, gathering, Ginger, Karen O, Ladies & Gentlemen Studio, Mexican illustrator, Neuw Denim, Norwegian textiles, O Jantar, O Plant Hangers, patterned suit, Portugal, Rachel Levit, Røros Tweed, Riikka Kantinkoski, spring/summer 2013, The First Mess, Vanessa Püntener, Verse Jewelry, Weekday Carnival blog, wool blankets, yeah yeah yeahs
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bookhou
John Booth and Arounna Khounnoraj are the husband and wife design team behind bookhou, a studio that produces original textile pieces. Combining John’s experience as a painter/furniture maker and Arounna’s experience as a textile designer, this talented pair churns out … Continue reading
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Tagged Arounna Khounnoraj, bags, bookhou, fabric, furniture design, John Booth, napkins, planters, textile design
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Shy Gestures
On Friday, I wrote about Devendra Banhart‘s latest album Mala that I mentioned was an ode to his fiance Ana Kraš. Well I did some research and it turns out she is a very talented designer who makes beautiful hand crafted, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ana Kraš, bonbon lamp, Devendra Banhart's fiance, Serbian designer, Shy Gestures, The Avant Garde Diaries
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Graphic Design: Bumper Edition
Jason Booher is a book cover designer at Alfred A. Knopf and a lecturer at Parsons School of Design. His portfolio of book covers is delightfully eclectic, capturing the personality of each book through design instead of trying to distill its contents … Continue reading
Posted in books/magazines/publishing, design, packaging
Tagged A Friend of Mine, Alfred A Knopf, Andronauts, book cover design, Bubble & Squeak, business card design, Christopher Elliott, Heart Affair, identity design, Jason Booher, Julia Denes, Julie Edwards, Le Baigneur Soaps, MABE, Maria Fontenelle, Materie, Müesli, Memo, Mildred & Duck, packaging design, Patrick Pichler, Shooting Club, soap packaging, Studio Brave, Studio Sammut, Studio Sol, Studio Twig, Tarry Market, The High Five Factory, The Town Mouse, Wolfgang Warzilek
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This & That
The Ampersand Series by photographer Emily Blincoe pairs classic combinations using the subject to create a variety of 3D ampersands. I’m looking forward to seeing more from this series.
VETTED
Vetted is an online store started by graphic designer Antonio Carusone in 2010 that sells a limited collection of hand picked, design-orientated products. Here is a little more about the philosophy behind the store: “We provide a curated collection of products … Continue reading
Posted in books/magazines/publishing, design, fashion
Tagged Acne Paper, Antonio Carusone, BLXNK, Craft Design Technology, Jeff Ramsey, Leather Pen Case, Massimo Vignelli, Mast Brothers chocolate, Misc. Tote Bag, online store, scissors, Solid Red Sunglasses, Stendig Calendar, Technical Eraser, The Kreis T-Shirt, VETTED, Waiting for the Sun, Wrap Magazine
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Miscellany: Animals
Archival photographs of animals from National Geographic’s phenomenal new tumblr FOUND. A Lot of Cats Print by Kitten Rain Alpaca Garden Pot A bird-inspired wedding invitation. Portland Meadows race track branding by OMFG Co. Marches from Jim Naughten‘s Hereros photographic … Continue reading
Posted in design, illustration, polaroid/photography
Tagged A Lot of Cats Print, Alpaca Garden Pot, Anthropologie, FOUND, Grumpy Cat, Hannah Tolson, Hereros, Jim Naughten, Kitten Rain, Marches, National Geographic tumblr, OMFG Co., Portland Meadows, TIME Magazine, Urbania, wedding invitation
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BKLYN Larder
BKLYN Larder is a specialist cheese and provisions store that sells products made from sustainable ingredients. They also sell these lovely food-inspired posters, created by their chef/designer Franz Hueber, which is rendered in a flat, Modernist illustrative style.
